Excellent cartoon from @davewalker.bsky.social - #ActiveTravel is excellent value for money, makes people healthier and gives children independence. Study after study has shown Dutch children to be the happiest in Europe as safe walking and cycling gives them freedom.

Good to see Heidi Alexander setting an example of healthy travel out on her bike. Making sure our streets are safe enough to encourage walking and cycling makes people healthier, and any walking or cycling is better than none #EverydayActivity

Because more roads have always worked. #InducedDemand

I don't post much on here but today, I thought some dots needed joining. So, have a read of this, about the most powerful health, cost of living, growth and health intervention you've never heard of www.linkedin.com/pulse/most-p...

Really good piece from Chris Boardman on why #ActiveTravel matters and why we need to get on with enabling it

More funding for cycling and walking is good news but councils/councillors need to develop the bravery to actually deliver strong interventions that will support (and push!) modal shift. If they cave to drivers (sorry, "residents" or "traders") every time we won't see anything much happen!

This is promising from @heidialexander.bsky.social, reinforcing the idea that #ActiveTravel is primarily a #PublicHealth intervention It's unfortunate it has come out in the same week it's been revealed the DfT is allowing already sparse AT funding to be diverted to roads @walkridegm.org.uk

I'm sure @walkridegm.org.uk will confirm but there is very, very little other than Phase 2 of the #Castleton beeline being built in GM, and in Rochdale the new Highways portfolio holder has put a moratorium on protected cycle lane. We have slipped so far backwards @walkriderochdale.org.uk

Once again this Labour Government does bad stuff. Active travel money is rare enough, but to allow LAs to use it as generic highways money is a betrayal. But betrayal is what we expect from this shower.

#ActiveTravel is better value for money and offers much greater returns than road spending, but too often it’s been undermined by stop-start funding. HMG is now allowing councils to reallocate AT funding to general roads budgets - this is not right. @walkridegm.org.uk @transportaction.bsky.social

#Rochdale is a town with significant chronic illness made worse by an environment that discourages walking and cycling. By building #ActiveTravel infrastructure such as the Castleton beeline we can address this #TheMiraclePill @walkridegm.org.uk

This is a worthy cause - support @saveoursaferstreets.org if you can. They’ve £8500 to go to their full target. #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods

This week is #BikeWeek. Swapping driving short journeys for cycling will save you money, make you healthier and might not take any longer as you won’t be sat in a traffic jam. Why not give it a go? @cyclinguk.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

Aye, well. Reform isn’t yet in power in #Rochdale, and if they get there, it’s unlikely RBC will have the funds to rip it out. What’s sad is the current administration seems determined to throw away the huge progress RBC has made with a moratorium on new #ActiveTravel schemes.

Phase 2 of the #Castleton #Beeline already being used! @walkrideGM.org.uk

Use organicmaps.app instead of Google maps to get useful cycling directions that don't send you down staircases and over stiles.

Tired of sitting in traffic jams? Cycling to work might save you time as well as money #ActiveTravel

Absolutely, yes. And this is why things like bike lanes and #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods reduce healthcare demand and should be seen primarily as a public health intervention, that we can’t afford *not* to make. #EverydayActivity #TheMiraclePill @walkriderochdale.org.uk

It’s now been two weeks since we wrote to Cllr Williams with no response. We are keen to understand why he feels a moratorium on #ActiveTravel infrastructure in #Rochdale is appropriate and what we can do to persuade him otherwise.

Your car is spying on you (and not just electric ones - many modern petrol and diesel cars do this too). Bikes don’t…

Happy #WorldBicycleDay!

Strong messaging from @chrisboardman.bsky.social on fuel prices - walking and cycling remain free #ActiveTravel @walkridegm.org.uk

Provisional road casualty stats for 2025 are out & for Greater Manchester there is little change - fatalities down by two, but serious injuries up GMCA adopted #VisionZero in 2024 but there seems to have been little progress towards this. #SaferStreets @walkridegm.org.uk www.gov.uk/government/s...

Last week, we wrote to Cllr Williams as the cabinet member for Highways on Rochdale Council, in response to a Facebook post he made in which he said he would cancel the A671 cycle lane. Sadly, we haven't had a response from him, but share the email we sent here #ActiveTravel

The UK deserves real #TransportChoice for everyday journeys but instead we get more policies aimed at drivers and ignoring everyone else. 16 organisations including @CyclingUK.bsky.social have written an open letter to the PM asking for action - read it here

In her Great British Summer Savings Scheme, the Chancellor has raised the allowance for using your car for work from 45 to 55 p per mile. For bikes, this has been frozen at 20 p per mile since 2001. Should we not be enabling low carbon choices? @cyclinguk.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk

#ActiveTravel should not be held responsible for poor planning & management of roadworks, particularly when the roadworks in question have little/no cycling component. It’s really important that people contact their Cllrs to show support for schemes that make Rochdale healthier.

While this is aimed at the US, the UK figures won’t be far off - #ActiveTravel saves you money. #CostOfLiving #OilShock @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com @walkridegm.org.uk

Cutting fuel duty increases demand at a time of reduced supply, & is nothing other than a temporary fix at best. Having more transport alternatives that don’t rely on fossil fuel is one of the best ways we can protect people’s freedom when prices rise. #ActiveTravel #OilShock

We have seen a post by Councillor Dylan Williams today, following his taking over the Highways Portfolio at Rochdale Borough Council. This has raised some significant concerns @walkridegm.org.uk @triciaayr.bsky.social

There’s one round here. Apart from pretty green signs it’s full or rat runners despite being totally unsuitable for any volume of motor traffic #QuietLanes @walkriderochdale.org.uk

Really good report here from Transport Infrastructure Ireland on why women don't cycle: 49% of respondents cite unsafe roads 54% say safer roads would encourage them to cycle more These are similar to issues described by @cyclingUK.bsky.social #MyRideOurRight campaign. We need action and now.

Next phase of the #Castleton beeline due to start today at the junctions of Roch Valley Way and Silk Street - once complete these will give a continuous route from Castleton station all the way to Rochdale town hall

Petrol prices remain high as a result of the Iran crisis. Apart from measures such as reducing speed limits, walking and cycling help here - most car journeys remain under 3 miles, a distance that can easily be cycled #ActiveTravel #OilShock

This is a lovely video. Think you can’t? You probably can #BikeIsBest #ActiveTravel

#PavementParking forces people walking and wheeling, including pushing prams, into the road making them vulnerable. It’s time this was stopped, and this YouGov poll shows overwhelming support for enforcement @walkridegm.org.uk

There’s good evidence that people who commute by walking or cycling are healthier and have fewer sick days than those who don’t. But by failing to provide adequate #ActiveTravel infrastructure and secure cycle parking, we deny people this option. #TheMiraclePill #TransportChoice @walkridegm.org.uk

Somehow missed that it’s #LocalBikeShopWeek 03-09 May. Many of us would be struggling to keep our bikes running if it wasn’t for the LBS - give them a shout-out in the replies! #ActiveTravel

Now the #LocalElection2026 is behind us, please can Rochdale Council go ahead with the #HopwoodTriangle scheme? Middleton Road is a narrow residential street and is unsuitable for through traffic - people living there have been asking for a solution for 20 years @walkridegm.org.uk

Children want to and need to play out with their friends… but through traffic, often increased by navigation apps, on residential streets makes it feel unsafe. We need to address this as a society, and urgently #PlayStreets #TrafficRestriction @thewaroncars.bsky.social

Sharing this excellent and thought-provoking #GCN video again. “A disconnected cycle network is almost as bad as no cycle lane at all” Ask your #LocalElections2026 candidates to support #ActiveTravel

@wsccnews.bsky.social @wshighways.bsky.social @brighton-hove.gov.uk

Phase 2 of the #Rochdale #Beeline looking very good! Let's hope it can form the spine of an #ActiveTravel network in a borough where 1:3 households don't have a car.

New ETSC report says that cycling isn't being made safe enough, quickly enough across all of Europe. Cyclists remain among the most vulnerable road users. What's needed: More 20 mph/30 kmh zones, more protected lanes, safer junctions #VisionZero #ActiveTravel @walkridegm.org.uk

4000 cyclists on one cycle lane by 0845, when normally there are 250 There is no reason Greater Manchester is different, apart from the lack of safe #ActiveTravel infrastructure to give people #TransportChoice in a public transport strike and an #OilShock

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#PetrolPrices are up 30p/litre and it's no wonder nearly 1:3 drivers is considering switching to cycling for short journeys. Building #ActiveTravel infrastructure enables people to make cheaper and healthier transport choices #CostOfLiving @walkridegm.org.uk @cyclinguk.bsky.social

#MyRideOurRight - women deserve safe cycling routes @cyclinguk.bsky.social

Nearly 3 in 10 drivers are switching to walking or cycling short journeys due to the #OilShock. Ahead of #LocalElections, call on your councillors to deliver safe infrastructure to enable people to switch to cheaper transport, & save fuel for those who need it #ActiveTravel @cyclinguk.bsky.social

IF YOU BUILD A BIKE LANE THAT DOESN'T CONNECT TO ANOTHER BIKE LANE THEN YOU DIDN'T BUILD A BIKE LANE